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Set a default YouTube Channel Identity for your YouTube account

Tired of selecting or switching YouTube channel identities every time you sign in?

Now you can select any of your YouTube channels - either connected to your Google+ Profile or a Google+ Page you manage - to be the default when you sign in. After setting a default channel, the next time you sign into YouTube you won't have to select a channel identity to use.

There are two ways to set the default channel:

Select a channel when you sign into YouTube along with the option "Don't ask me again"

Set a channel as the default in the channel's advanced settings (www.youtube.com/account_advanced)

Note that this replaces the option to select a channel for "Signing into older apps" previously found on your Google+ Profile-connected YouTube channel's advanced settings page.

Select your default channel when you sign into YouTube

1. When you sign in to YouTube you should see a list of all your YouTube channels.

2. Select the YouTube channel you want to use as a default

3. Select "Don't ask me again" at the bottom of the selector

Set the default channel in the channel's advanced settings

Set the default channel at www.youtube.com/account_advanced.
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If you would like to change the default YouTube channel:

1. Make sure you are signed in as the channel you would like to use as your default channel. You can switch channel identities at www.youtube.com/channel_switcher